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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Lynch

Michael Gove: No security concerns were shared with me about Evgeny Lebedev

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Michael Gove has defended Russian-born businessman Evgeny Lebedev’s appointment to the House of Lords.

The Communities Secretary said there was a “distinction to be drawn” between Lord Lebedev and his ex-KGB father, the oligarch Alexander Lebedev.

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